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Awards/FORMULA GRANT (A)

$114,927,197

Department of Transportation·Federal Highway Administration

to MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

transportationexpiring · 75d· period of performance ends in 75 days
ACTION DATE2026-04-17·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDASST_NON_280083029Z240_069
Award description

US 49 FROM FLORENCE TO SCALE AREA IN RICHLAND - RECONSTRUCTION WIDEN TO 6 LANES - ROW AND CONSTRUCTION - RANKIN COUNTY.

Verbatim from USAspending.gov. Capitalization, abbreviations, and codes are unchanged.

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In plain English

Reconstruction and widening of US Route 49 from Florence to Scale area in Richland County, Mississippi to six lanes, including right-of-way acquisition and construction.

Sub-sectors
highway-infrastructurefhwa-formula-grantroad-reconstruction
Why this matters

Improves regional highway capacity and safety on a major US route corridor in Mississippi, supporting economic connectivity and freight movement.

Supply-chain signal

Drives demand for construction materials, heavy equipment, engineering services, and asphalt/concrete suppliers in the Mississippi region.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002143.

Period of performance
Start
End
2026-07-31
Status
expiring · 75din 75 days
Sources

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